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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 309. Not illustrated. Chapters: Archaeological Sites in Attica, Archaeological Sites in Crete, Archaeological Sites in Macedonia (Greece), Archaeological Sites in Thessaly, Archaeological Sites in Central Greece, Archaeological Sites in the Peloponnese, Archaeological Sites on the Aegean Islands, Thebes, Greece, Delphi, Actium, Knossos, Pylos, Philippi, Mytilene, Samothrace Temple Complex, Diolkos, Olympia, Greece, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Olynthus, Gortyn, Vergina, Makry Gialos, Temple of Hephaestus, Phaistos, Orchomenus, Pseira, Kechries, Lindos, Malia, Amnisos, Anemospilia, Dion, Pieria, Nemea, Archanes, Psychro Cave, Akrotiri, Tylissos, Karfi, Prinias, Stoa of Attalos, Dreros, Nichoria, Eleutherna, Kameiros, Rhamnus, Zominthos, Hagia Triada, Kommos, Amyntaio, Galatas Palace, Zakros, Palekastro, Roussolakkos, Monastiraki, Crete, Apesokari, Achladia, Spartia Temple, Komnina, Greece, Hagia Photia, Phourni, Atsipades, Tripiti, Kamilari, Troullos, Acropolis of Rhodes, Armeni, Skotino Cave, Petras, Kynos, Pythagoreion, Sklavokampos, Mitrou, Polyrrhenia, Priniatikos Pyrgos, Apoudoulou, Kamares, Crete, Kalapodi, Stoa of Zeus, Traostalos, Stilos, Odigitria, Chamaizi, Petsofas, Gournia, Vathypetro, Phylaki, Fournou Korifi, Stravomyti, Nea Roumata, Koumasa, Vrysinas, Yerokambos, Myrtos Pyrgos, Prassa, Minoan Modi, Kalamydi. Excerpt: Delphi (Greek, ) is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew the Python, a deity who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. Python (derived from the verb pythein, "to rot") is claimed by some to be the original name of the site ...
